"(A) must for anyone discussing and seeking to understand Islamic politics around the world."--
Midwest Book Review "
Political Islam Observed compares the various academic disciplinesthat observe political Islam to the communitiesand individuals actually being observed through the specialized lenses of social science."--
Middle East Journal"Engaging and illuminating, this book should be essential reading for any scholar concerned with recognizing the complex ways in which their own epistemological commitments shape the questions they ask and the conclusions they reach."--Jillian Schwedler,
Perspectives on Politics"An important contribution that provides a critical analysis of Islam and Muslim societies from an international studies perspective."--Tugrul Keskin,
Review of Middle East Studies